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<div style="position:absolute;top:200;left:295">The Net Tender</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:289;left:295">Newsletter of St. Andrew &amp; St. John Episcopal Church </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:335;left:693">April 2009 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:382;left:288"><b>RECTOR’S REFLECTION </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:423;left:296">My on-line dictionary defines “spring fever” as “a feel-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:444;left:296">ing of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:464;left:296">of spring.”   I think I may be displaying a few symp-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:485;left:296">toms. As I write, I feel a tension, an inward struggle </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:506;left:296">between the discipline of finishing certain tasks </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:526;left:296">(writing homilies, notes, reflections…) and the urge to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:547;left:296">get outside to breath spring air and bask in spring  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:568;left:296">sunshine.   I’d even consent to doing a bit of yard work, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:589;left:296">but…later! </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:630;left:297">We are now well past the mid-point of Lent. Always a time of solemn</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:651;left:297">reflection, this season has been a particularly somber one for many of us. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:671;left:297">The realization that hard times are reaching up through the economic strata </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:692;left:297">moves us to look more closely at our priorities as a church and as a soci-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:713;left:297">ety.  We question a government that would allow so many people to fall </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:733;left:297">through, not cracks, but gaping holes in the system.  We look for solutions, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:754;left:297">but there are no easy ones.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:787;left:67">Our leaders are calling for new investments, in order to jump-start our economy. I would suggest, for our </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:808;left:67">part, that we make a greater investment in our prayers.  During this season of Lent, let us pray for the clarity </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:829;left:67">of mind and spirit that we might see within these difficult times the opportunity to more fully live out our </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:850;left:67">Baptismal vows.  Let us pray for the compassion, the patience, and the strength to respond to the many calls </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:870;left:67">for help we see and hear.  Let us pray, as well, for the grace to be thankful for all the many blessings we </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:891;left:67">have received.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:912;left:67">Yours in Christ, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:932;left:67">Father Richard </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:976;left:58"><b>CURIOSITIES </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1007;left:58">Ever wonder why decorating eggs for Easter became such a tradition?</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1028;left:58">An old legend explains the connection between eggs and Easter.  </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1028;left:536">Simon of Cyrene, an egg peddler by pro-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1049;left:58">fession was forced to abandon his wares and carry Jesus’ cross to Calvary.  According to Luke, when Simon </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1069;left:58">returned to his basket of eggs after the Crucifixion, the eggs were unexplainably, and miraculously, beauti-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1090;left:58">fully decorated.  According to this legend, we decorate eggs today to commemorate the memory of Jesus’ </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1111;left:58">sacrifice and the nobility of the humble Simon. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1145;left:64">Excerpt taken from “Imponderables, The Solution to the Mysteries of Everyday Life” by David Feldman. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1185;left:139">Do you have something within the church you are curious about? If so, send us an email at  </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1226;left:139">may be posted in the next Net Tender. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2485;left:455">2 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1462;left:58">Last week I ran across the following in a bar journal: </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1483;left:58">“There’s an old saying: ‘What doesn’t get measured, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1504;left:58">doesn’t get done.”<a></a></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1501;left:190"><a></a>F</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1504;left:223">m this descriptive statement, I </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1525;left:58">extrapolated what I thought was the writer’s norma-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1545;left:58">tive corollary: ‘It only matters if it can be measured.’ </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1566;left:58">This immediately struck me as bad ethics and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1587;left:58">crummy theology.  Then I  remembered the Parable </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1607;left:58">of the Talents, and I was less certain of my initial </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1628;left:58">reaction. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1669;left:58">The Rector, Wardens and Vestry are about to  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1690;left:58">embark on a mutual ministry review of the church’s </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1711;left:58">programs, operations, ministry and presence in </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1732;left:58">Southwest Harbor and Tremont. The model for this </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1752;left:58">review is set by the Diocese.  You can find out more </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1773;left:58">information about mutual ministry review and its </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1794;left:58">process here <a href="http://www.episcopalmaine.org/resources/mutual_study_of_ministry.html" target="_blank"></a><font color="#3748a4" face="Times"><a href="http://www.episcopalmaine.org/resources/mutual_study_of_ministry.html" target="_blank">http://www.episcopalmaine.org/ </a></font></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1814;left:58"><a href="http://www.episcopalmaine.org/resources/mutual_study_of_ministry.html" target="_blank">resources/mutual_study_of_<WBR>ministry.html</a></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1856;left:58">The parish as a whole will participate in two ways </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1876;left:58">that I will outline below. At the outset, I must em-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1897;left:58">phasize that this is not a performance review of the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1918;left:58">Rector, but an effort to identify areas that need im-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1939;left:58">provement, areas that are successful and need to be </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1959;left:58">celebrated and preserved, and finally identify </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1980;left:58">changes. Nonetheless, parish leadership in all of its </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2001;left:58">aspects warrants examination. Part of this explora-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2021;left:58">tion will focus on internal operational issues.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2042;left:58">Another part of the review will be directed more </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2063;left:58">broadly towards St. Andrew and St. John’s presence </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2083;left:58">and involvement in the wider community.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2125;left:58">The Rev. David Andrews, Rector of Trinity Church, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2145;left:58">Castine, will assist the Vestry in this endeavor.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2166;left:58">Fr. Andrews has experience and a special interest in </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2187;left:58">congregational development and leadership. Fr. An-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2208;left:58">drews will develop with the Vestry a set of ques-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2228;left:58">tions, and the Vestry then will interview about forty </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2249;left:58">members of the Parish for their answers and  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2270;left:58">responses. Those members of the parish who are not </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2290;left:58">directly solicited for their responses, may participate </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2311;left:58">by answering the same questions in writing and/or </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2332;left:58">sharing their specific thoughts with the Wardens and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2352;left:58">Vestry. (Please bear in mind that the Wardens and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2373;left:58">Vestry welcome the thoughts and concerns of mem-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2394;left:58">bers of the parish at all times. Vestry meetings, pres-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2415;left:58">ently set for the third Thursday at 6:30 PM, are open </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2435;left:58">to everyone.)   </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1462;left:450">Once the answers to those question have been collected, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1483;left:450">the Vestry will meet a second time with Fr. Andrews to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1504;left:450">develop a report identifying issues of concern, areas for </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1525;left:450">growth, and positive aspects of the parish that warrant </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1545;left:450">celebration and support. The parish as a whole will have </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1566;left:450">an opportunity to discuss the report and the results of the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1587;left:450">ministry review. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1628;left:450">At this point, I anticipate that the Vestry will discuss the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1649;left:450">details at its April meeting and start this review in ear-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1669;left:450">nest in May. I hope to finish with a parish conversation </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1690;left:450">in early August. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1732;left:450">May you have a joyous Eastertide,  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1752;left:450">Ted Fletcher</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1421;left:58"><b>SENIOR WARDEN’S APRIL RUMINATION </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1786;left:450"><b>COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1817;left:469">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1816;left:490">I’ve read <i>War and Peace </i>three times…so far. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1836;left:490">I have four chickens, though I used to have as </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1857;left:490">many as twenty-four. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1879;left:469">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1878;left:490">Until recently, I could recite from memory the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1899;left:490">starting line-up of the 1964 Mets. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1920;left:469">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1919;left:490">Only one of my four children was born outside of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1940;left:490">Maine and in a hospital. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1962;left:469">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1961;left:490">Thanks to my job, I know the Latin names for </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1981;left:490">skates, sharks, crabs, and lobsters. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2003;left:469">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2002;left:490">I once tracked wolves in Minnesota.</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2022;left:586"><b>Who Am I? </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2083;left:472"><b>BLESSINGS FUND </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2114;left:472">Are you celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2135;left:472">important event? Have you or someone you love </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2156;left:472">received a special blessing from God (remembering, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2176;left:472">of course, that every breath we take <i>is </i>a special </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2197;left:472">blessing from God!)? Consider honoring the special </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2218;left:472">blessings in your life with a commemorative gift to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2238;left:472">the St. Andrew &amp; St. John <i>Blessings Fund</i>.  Public </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2259;left:472">or anonymous, your gift will help our parish move </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2280;left:472">ever closer to a balanced budget, no easy matter in </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2300;left:472">these challenging times.  Write your check to St. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2321;left:472">John’s, and write “Blessings Fund” on the memo </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2342;left:472">line.  If you wish, share the good news in your life </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2363;left:472">with us all, but including a note that briefly  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2383;left:472">describes your special blessing.  May we all be </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2404;left:472">more aware of the blessings in our lives.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2424;left:463">Patsy Fogarty  </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2906;left:58"><b>REPORT FROM MUSIC COMMITTEE </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2938;left:58">Lent, Holy Week, and the Easter season are bringing music aplenty to St. John and a parade of organists to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2958;left:58">Greta. With Paul Dickson’s decision to return to his previous position at Castine, Bill Voorhies has played at</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2979;left:58">several of our Sunday services, has resumed our new tradition of noonday organ recitals on Fridays in Lent, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3000;left:58">led us in Evensong on the Annunciation, and will accompany Morning Prayer during Holy Week. Edith </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3020;left:58">Dunham Crowley will be Bill’s interim replacement on Sundays until Trinity Sunday, June 7. We welcome </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3041;left:58">Edie, her husband Tim, and their daughters, Thea and Elizabeth.  Edie is a graduate of Reed College in the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3062;left:58">other Portland and has a Master of Music from Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3083;left:58">music committee is still searching for a permanent replacement for Bill. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3110;left:58">The Easter Vigil will be held at St John on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 PM. Peter Vaux, organist, music direc-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3131;left:58">tor, and senior warden at St Mary, Northeast Harbor will be our organist that evening.</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3158;left:58">During the next few weeks there will be no organ music at the 8 AM Sunday service. We shall experiment </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3179;left:58">with no music and with various other instruments such as piano and dulcimer.  </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3198;left:58">Spencer Ervin </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2609;left:288"><b>PYSANKY A SUCCESS </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2641;left:288">A special thank you to Ellen Gilmore </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2661;left:288">for leading 2 workshops in Pysanky </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2682;left:288">March 15th and 22nd.  Some attendees </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2703;left:288">were seasoned from last year and some</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2723;left:288">were just learning the ropes but all had </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2744;left:288">a great time.  There were a few eggs </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2765;left:288">dropped and a couple unintentional </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2786;left:288">strokes but everyone left with very </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2806;left:288">beautifully decorated and personalized </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2827;left:288">eggs. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3244;left:58"><b>SAWYER HOUSE UPDATE </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3284;left:58">The Sawyer house is buzzing with activity as the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3305;left:58">workers from Eden Builders repair the damages </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3326;left:58">done this winter as a result of frozen pipes. The </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3346;left:58">Building and Grounds Committee along with the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3367;left:58">Vestry decided to make a few extra repairs and  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3388;left:58">updates while the workmen were already there with </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3408;left:58">the thought that the house will show better. With </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3429;left:58">refinished hardwood floors and a coat of new paint </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3450;left:58">on the walls, the house will have a fresh feel to it.</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3470;left:63">Chloe Hatcher </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3492;left:58">Junior Warden </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3244;left:458"><b>TRAINING FOR  </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3306;left:458">An enthusiastic half dozen lay ministers joined the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3327;left:458">rector on a Saturday morning in March, along with </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3347;left:458">one brave soul the following Wednesday.  Our pur-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3368;left:458">pose was to review and practice procedures for the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3389;left:458">celebration of Holy Eucharist.  Beginning with the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3409;left:458">processional, we covered such skills as “lifting high </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3430;left:458">the cross,” reading the Word of God, and serving at </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3451;left:458">the altar.  Whether the assignment is crucifer, chalice </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3471;left:458">bearer, lector, or usher, all of our lay ministers give </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3492;left:458">freely of their time and talent, all to the glory of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3513;left:458">God.  They are a blessing to me and to our parish. We</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3534;left:458">would welcome others to join in the leadership of our </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3554;left:458">worship.  Please contact Richard+ if you are ready to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3575;left:458">become part of this important ministry.  We will </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3596;left:458">schedule additional training as needed. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3549;left:104">Stay tuned for yard clean up </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3573;left:104">dates for both churches and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3596;left:148">the Sawyer house. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4861;left:455">4 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3797;left:58"><b>NEVER SAY DIE! </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3838;left:382">We recovered nicely from the disappointment of having the lights </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3858;left:382">go out and canceling the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.   On </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3879;left:382">Wednesday, March 4</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3879;left:545">, without music or decoration, we did </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3900;left:382">gather for Evening Prayer, Bible Study and a Pious (thank you, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3920;left:382">Fr. Richard) Pancake Supper.  Many of the previous week&#39;s team</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3941;left:382">were out of town, but some of the &quot;regulars&quot;, Paul Haertel &amp; Ken </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3962;left:382">Cochrane, were joined </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3983;left:382">by Jim Vekasi (trading </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4003;left:382">his mandolin for a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4024;left:382">spatula!), Ian Dunn, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4045;left:382">William Fletcher, Peter </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4065;left:382">&amp; Jacob Benson and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4086;left:382">myself. We had a great </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4107;left:58">time.  We fed 27 generous souls and in the process generated $40 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4127;left:58">for the Westside Food Pantry.  If the lights stay on we&#39;ll see you on </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4148;left:58">Tuesday, February 16, 2010 for a bang-up celebration of Shrove </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4169;left:58">Tuesday! </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4216;left:58"><b>FEED THE HUNGRY—</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4221;left:372"><b>The Victory Garden </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4247;left:58">A few weeks ago I sat down with a Food Pantry subcommittee to bang out a mission statement. I </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4268;left:58">have done this with other groups and was prepared for a lengthy discussion involving the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4289;left:58">narrowing (or widening) of the scope, the definition of core issues, and whether to use a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4309;left:58">comma or a semi-colon in any given spot.  None of that happened. Almost immediately the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4330;left:58">simple phrase “Feed the Hungry” surfaced. It is an echo of the metaphorical words said to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4351;left:58">Peter as he was sent off to continue Christ’s ministry, “Feed my sheep.”  (John 21:16) The </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4371;left:58">Food Pantry has taken this directive literally and has been tireless this winter fighting the hunger in our com-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4392;left:58">munity. It has been innovative in fundraising and in providing all the help possible to our clients. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4433;left:193">Last summer we had a marvelous opportunity when two local gardeners came forth with a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4454;left:193">desire to get their fresh produce to people who can use it. We arranged to have the vegeta-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4475;left:193">bles placed at Birchwood, the Housing Authority Facility in Tremont, on a weekly basis. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4496;left:193">The program, simply run, was a big success. This summer we would like to expand this  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4516;left:193">service to the housing facilities in Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert. We may have one </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4537;left:193">other site so that all of our Food Pantry Clients will have access to fresh vegetables. We will </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4558;left:193">start this endeavor by replacing the flowerbed at St. John’s with a vegetable garden. We will </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4578;left:193">also invite community gardeners to plant an extra row or two to give away. There are lots of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4599;left:58">details to work out and lots of help to recruit. We do want to keep this a straightforward program—neighbor </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4620;left:58">helping neighbor—and a revival of the “victory garden.” </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4661;left:58">I remember one time as a small child asking my father if there was anything about being a grownup that  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4682;left:58">wasn’t fun. He was a moderate man, and after thinking for a moment he replied, “You have a lot of responsi-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4702;left:58">bility.” He was correct. However, some responsibilities are forced upon us and some we choose. At the Food </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4723;left:58">Pantry we have chosen to do our best to “Feed the Hungry.” We are willing to work hard to accomplish this </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4744;left:58">mission. So---please dig out your gardening gloves, call me with your thoughts and suggestions, and help </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4765;left:58">make a real difference in the lives of our island neighbors. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4785;left:58">Cass Wright</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6049;left:455">5 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4985;left:58"><b>TREASURER’S REPORT </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5017;left:58">The current report shows that key income items are fairly close to budget and the bottom line is better than </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5037;left:58">budgeted. Because we can predict expense items more accurately than income, we anticipate that the budgeted </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5058;left:58">expense items will be close to the amount budgeted by the end of the year. This means that the $6,940 savings </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5079;left:58">shown below will probably go up and down and wind up close to zero. If that turns out to be true, we can con-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5099;left:58">clude that we are about $3,000 behind on projected income and are doing fine with expenses. The budget item</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5120;left:58">4020, Non-Pledged Donations will be important to watch as that is where we have our most ambitious income</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5141;left:58">goals. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5172;left:58">Budget items 4100 and 7100 can be confusing. 4100, Gifts for Others, represents parish outreach contributions </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5193;left:58">such as Rector’s Discretionary Fund, Episcopal Relief and Development, and Westside Food Pantry (where </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5213;left:58">checks are made out to church). 7100 shows the transfer of these funds from the church books to the outreach </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5234;left:58">program. For 2009, we have budgeted $4,000 of pledge income to outreach and there will be much more from </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5255;left:58">individual contributions. In 2009 so far, we have received and passed through over $4,000 in outreach contri-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5275;left:58">butions. If we were to include all Food Pantry contributions, not just those with checks made out to St. John, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5296;left:58">the number would be substantially higher. In 2008, our contributions (not including Food Pantry) totaled over </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5317;left:58">$11,000 including Rector&#39;s Discretionary Fund, $5,442; Episcopal Relief &amp; Development, $1,567; Children&#39;s </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5337;left:58">Inc., $336, Theological Education, $1,500; and United Thank Offering, $61; Hancock County Medical Mis-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5358;left:58">sion, $1,500; and Emmaus Center, $749.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5389;left:58">We can take pride in our outreach efforts and their impact on our community and the world.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5409;left:58">Jim Vekasi </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5430;left:467"><b>Jan - </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5450;left:458"><b>Mar 09</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5450;left:539"><b>Budget</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5430;left:628"><b>$ Over </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5450;left:627"><b>Budget</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5473;left:184"><b>Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5494;left:197"><b>4010 · Contributions - Pledges</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5494;left:460">$15,583 $15,580</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5494;left:676">$3</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5515;left:197"><b>4020 · Non-Pledged Donations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5514;left:469">$5,033</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5514;left:550">$6,837</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5514;left:638">-$1,804</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5535;left:197"><b>4050 · Investment Income to </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5556;left:197"><b>Operations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5556;left:469">$3,483</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5556;left:550">$4,000</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5556;left:652">-$517</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5577;left:197"><b>5800 · Fundraising</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5576;left:482">$266</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5576;left:550">$1,250</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5576;left:652">-$984</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5599;left:184"><b>Total Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5599;left:460">$24,365 $27,667</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5599;left:638">-$3,302</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5626;left:184"><b>Expense</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5647;left:197"><b>4100 · Gifts for Others</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5646;left:463">-$4,044</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5667;left:197"><b>7100 · Donations to Others</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5667;left:469">$4,180</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5688;left:197"><b>7200 · Personnel</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5688;left:460">$23,655 $26,799</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5688;left:638">-$3,144</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5709;left:197"><b>8000 · Other Expenses</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5708;left:482">$363</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5708;left:550">$3,085</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5708;left:638">-$2,722</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5729;left:197"><b>8200 · Facility Operations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5729;left:460">$11,729 $12,933</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5729;left:638">-$1,204</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5750;left:197"><b>8650 · Assessments - Diocese of </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5771;left:197"><b>Maine</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5770;left:469">$6,220</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5770;left:550">$6,225</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5770;left:670">-$5</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5798;left:184"><b>Total Expense</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5797;left:460">$42,102 $49,042</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5797;left:638">-$6,940</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5844;left:185"><b>Net Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5840;left:454"><b>-$17,737 -$21,375</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5840;left:644"><b>$3,637</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5926;left:98">April 5: Savitri Bess, <i>Hinduism: God is in Everything</i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5946;left:98">April 12: No Forum: Coffee and Easter Egg Hunt </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5967;left:98">April 19:  Sam Leonardi, <i>Midnight Deliverance: Shaking Foundations and Opening Prison Doors </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5988;left:98">April 26:  Dick Dimond, <i>Our Community&#39;s Broad Response to the Problem of  Substance Abuse </i></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6007;left:98">Bill Baker</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7237;left:455">6 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6210;left:154">Birthdays </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6263;left:216"><b>APRIL </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6283;left:180">1—Sarah Flynn </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6304;left:179">3—Reg Hudson </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6325;left:158">6—Margaret Fletcher </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6345;left:170">8—Mary Parkman </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6366;left:162">12—Robert Burchell </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6387;left:145">13—Susan Clark Ogden </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6408;left:169">14—Kristin Vekasi </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6428;left:155">14—Christian Stanton </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6449;left:172">15—Steve Fallica </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6470;left:166">22—Diane Krueger </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6490;left:166">28—Ken Cochrane </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6523;left:164">Wedding</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6562;left:117">Anniversaries </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6610;left:216"><b>APRIL </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6630;left:139">13—Bob &amp; Julia Winglass </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6651;left:149">19—Jim &amp; Mary Vekasi </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6808;left:571"><b>Who Am I? </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7115;left:581">Ann Cox-Halkett</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6173;left:463"><b>YES WE CAN! </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6214;left:463">During one of the recent Sunday forums, Erika Shriner </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6234;left:463">spoke on climate change.  One question from the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6255;left:463">&quot;floor&quot; was: &quot;What can we do?&quot;   I am a member of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6276;left:463">Southwest Harbor&#39;s &quot;Waste Prevention Committee&quot; </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6296;left:463">with Trudy Bickford, selectman; Erika Shriner, Lee </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6317;left:463">Worcester; Diane Helprin, the principal of Pemetic; </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6338;left:463">Bonnie Bourne, 8th grade science teacher; and Sam </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6359;left:463">Jacobson and Colton Sanborn, eighth grade students </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6379;left:463">from Pemetic. As a partial answer to the &quot;What can we </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6400;left:463">do?&quot; question, I am passing on the following informa-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6421;left:463">tion that Lee Worcester gave us at our last meeting. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6462;left:463">Recyclable items that can be dropped of at the transfer </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6483;left:463">station: </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6503;left:463">1. Cardboard · Shoeboxes · Cereal boxes · Gift boxes </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6524;left:463">2. Newspapers · Magazines · Catalogs · Phone books · </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6545;left:463">Junk mail/window envelopes · Paper shopping bags · </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6566;left:463">All books · Aseptic milk and juice cartons </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6586;left:463">3. Containers (one gallon or less): Jars · Foil · Cans ·  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6607;left:463">All plastic labeled #1-7 · Pots and pans · Empty  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6628;left:463">aerosol cans · Empty glass bottles (any color) </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6669;left:463">On Saturday morning, April 4th, The Waste Preven-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6690;left:463">tion Committee will be at the transfer station to offer </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6710;left:463">information and free hot cocoa.  See you there! </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6729;left:463">Susan Covino Buell </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6754;left:58"><b>THE LIGHTER SIDE… </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6785;left:58"><b>More Church Bulletin Slip-ups </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6806;left:58">&quot;Ladies, don&#39;t forget the rummage sale. It&#39;s a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6826;left:58">chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6847;left:58">around the house. Don&#39;t forget to bring your hus-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6868;left:58">bands.&quot; </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6909;left:58">Next Sunday is the family hayride and bonfire at </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6930;left:58">the Fowlers&#39;. Bring your own hot dogs and guns. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6950;left:58">Friends are welcome! Everyone come for a fun </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6971;left:58">time. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7013;left:58">The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7033;left:58">been canceled due to a conflict. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7075;left:58">Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7095;left:58">community. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7137;left:58">The sermon this morning: &quot;Jesus Walks on the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7157;left:58">Water.&quot; The sermon tonight: &quot;Searching for  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7178;left:58">Jesus.&quot; </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8425;left:455">7 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7361;left:58"><b>WESTSIDE FOOD PANTRY </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7402;left:58">The Westside Food Pantry is now in the final month of a very busy season.  With the local employment situa-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7422;left:58">tion, it has come as no surprise that we continue to see new clients (six for March, bringing us to 63 first time</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7443;left:58">clients for this season: families and individuals).  We distributed $12,820 (March) in vouchers; assisting 242</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7464;left:58">adults and 82 children.  We are very grateful for everyone’s support and generosity which will allow us to re-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7484;left:58">main open for our full season, serving those who need our ministry. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7512;left:58">Don’t forget to come to The Best Ever Spaghetti Dinner this Saturday evening, April 4, at the Southwest Har-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7533;left:58">bor Congregational Church.  Their congregation has hosted this delicious fundraiser for us for several years. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7553;left:58">Mark your calendars for “Touch-A-Truck”; a very different fund raising event, on May 2 from 11:00 a.m. - </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7574;left:58">2:00 p.m. at the Trenton Airport.  Come see and touch big rigs, emergency vehicles, a Cessna airplane, and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7595;left:58">large earth-moving equipment (excavator, payloader, graders, bulldozers, and dump trucks to name a very </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7615;left:58">few)!  Harbor House and the Westside Food Pantry are co-sponsoring this event especially geared to the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7636;left:58">young, and the young at heart, who have always longed to get up close and personal with these intriguing vehi-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7657;left:58">cles.  The suggested donation is $5 per person, or $20 per family. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7684;left:58">Through St. Saviour’s generosity, and the support of several local churches, we will be able to provide 108 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7705;left:58">Easter dinners to our clients.  Karen Craig and Edie Stanwood have done a fabulous job arranging the dona-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7726;left:58">tions from St. John’s.  Thank you for your support toward making this possible. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7754;left:58">Sometime, when you want to improve your vocabulary and fight world hunger, visit <a href="http://www.freerice.com/" target="_blank"></a><font color="#3748a4" face="Times"><a href="http://www.freerice.com/" target="_blank">www.freerice.com</a></font>; for </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7774;left:58">every correct answer, they donate 10 grains of rice (it adds up quickly) to the United Nations World Food Pro-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7795;left:58">gram.  It costs nothing to play and just think how you will dazzle all of us with all your new words while help-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7816;left:58">ing others! </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7835;left:58">Barbara Campbell </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7879;left:489"><b>SCRIPTURE LESSONS </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7910;left:563"><b>Palm Sunday, April 5 </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7931;left:450">Liturgy of the Passion; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7952;left:513">Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1-15:47</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7972;left:569"><b>Wednesday, April 8</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7993;left:437">Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 70; Hebrews 12:1-3; John 13:21-32 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8014;left:542"><b>Maundy Thursday, April 9</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8034;left:503">Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19;  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8055;left:480">1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8076;left:560"><b>Good Friday, April 10</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8096;left:537">Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8117;left:496">Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8138;left:503"><b>Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, April 11</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8159;left:460">Genesis 22:1-18; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 16 &amp; 143;  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8179;left:540">Romans 6:3-11; Mark 16:1-8 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8200;left:553"><b>Easter Sunday, April 12</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8221;left:513">Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24;  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8241;left:542">Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8262;left:527"><b>2nd Sunday of Easter, April 19</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8283;left:554">Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8303;left:533">1 John 1:1-2:22; John 20:19-31 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8324;left:528"><b>3rd Sunday of Easter, April 26</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8345;left:563">Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4;  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8365;left:538">1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7874;left:84"><b>WORSHIP SCHEDULE </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7906;left:185"><b>Friday, April 3</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7926;left:78">Noonday Prayer &amp; Organ Music—12:15 p.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7947;left:160"><b>Palm Sunday, April 5</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7968;left:98">Liturgy of the Passion—10:00 a.m. only </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7989;left:116"><b>HOLY WEEK—Monday-Friday</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8009;left:143">Morning Prayer—7:30 a.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8030;left:114"><b>Wednesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8051;left:146">Holy Eucharist—9:30 a.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8071;left:167"><b>Wednesday, April 8</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8092;left:90">Evening Prayer &amp; Bible Study—5:00 p.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8113;left:139"><b>Maundy Thursday, April 9</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8133;left:149">Agape Supper—5:30 p.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8154;left:158"><b>Good Friday, April 10</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8175;left:95">Seven Last Words of Christ—12:00-3:00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8195;left:125">Good Friday Liturgy—5:00 p.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8216;left:161"><b>Easter Vigil, April 11</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8237;left:209">7:30 p.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8258;left:150"><b>Easter Sunday, April 12</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8278;left:132">Holy Eucharist—8:00 &amp; 10:00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8299;left:148"><b>Easter Monday, April 13</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8320;left:143">Morning Prayer—7:30 a.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8340;left:153"><b>Sundays, April 19 &amp; 26</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8361;left:114">Holy Eucharist—8:00 &amp; 10:00 a.m.</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9613;left:455">8 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8549;left:45">The Net Tender - </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8560;left:281">April 2009</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8594;left:45">St. Andrew &amp; St. John Episcopal Church </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8624;left:45">315 Main Street ● P.O. Box 767 ● Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8639;left:45">Phone 207-244-3229 Fax 207-244-3256 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8655;left:45">E-mail: <b><a href="mailto:saints315@myfairpoint.net" target="_blank">saints315@myfairpoint.net</a> </b>/ website: <b><a href="http://www.saintsmdi.org" target="_blank">www.saintsmdi.org</a></b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8673;left:45"><b>Office Hours: </b>Monday · Tuesday · Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8671;left:446">. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9201;left:139"><b>INSIDE: </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9222;left:68">Anniversaries/Birthdays</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9222;left:251">6 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9239;left:68">Blessing Fund </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9239;left:251">2</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9256;left:68">Community Connections</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9256;left:251">2</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9274;left:68">Curiosities </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9274;left:251">1</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9291;left:68">Jr. Warden’s Report</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9291;left:251">3 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9308;left:68">Lay Ministers’ Training</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9308;left:251">3 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9325;left:68">Music Committee </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9325;left:251">3 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9343;left:68">Pancake Supper</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9343;left:251">4 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9360;left:68">Pysanky</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9360;left:251">3 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9377;left:68">Rector’s Reflection</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9377;left:251">1 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9394;left:68">Recycling </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9394;left:251">6 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9412;left:68">Sr. Warden’s Notes</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9412;left:251">2 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9429;left:68">Sunday Forums</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9429;left:251">5 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9446;left:68">Treasurer’s Report</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9446;left:251">5 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9463;left:68">Victory Garden</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9463;left:251">4 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9481;left:68">Westside Food Pantry</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9481;left:251">7</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9498;left:68">Worship Schedule/Scripture 7 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8726;left:45"><b>Rector </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8744;left:45">The Rev. Richard Tardiff </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8765;left:45">244-4037</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8782;left:45"><b>Parish Administrator </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8801;left:45">Michele Daley  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8822;left:45"><b>Editors </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8840;left:45">Nicole Carreno </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8861;left:45">Mary Vekasi </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9197;left:315"><b>SUNDAY SCHOOL </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9238;left:315">On Easter Sunday, St. John’s will have two special events for children.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9258;left:315">At 9:00 a.m., there will be an Easter egg hunt for children of all ages. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9279;left:315">Please invite your family and friends. There will be no Sunday School at </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9300;left:315">10:00; however, Fr. Richard will provide a special children’s homily  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9320;left:315">during the service. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9355;left:315">Sunday School lesson are generally provided during the 10:00 service.   </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9376;left:315">The lessons include imaginative crafts and play as well as the Godly Play  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9396;left:315">lessons.  Godly Play is a Montessori based teaching tool led by trained </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9417;left:315">teachers introducing students to the Bible and to the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9438;left:315">Church inviting them to be involved.   </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9472;left:315">Sunday School students are invited to join their fami-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9493;left:315">lies for the Eucharist. Their presence in the Sanctuary </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9514;left:315">adds to the prayerful meditative spirit of a congrega-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9534;left:315">tion teeming with newness. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9553;left:315">Floy </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9546;left:59">If you no longer wish to receive the</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9563;left:59">Net Tender or wish to receive it by  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9580;left:59">e-mail, please call the church office. </div> 
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